Reasons to be challenge - a fic for Dancing Pony

[spikesgirl58]

Title: Reasons to be grateful.
Genre: Man from UNCLE
Rating: PG
Prompt: Write a story about a cynic who has been told to start a "gratitude journal," and does so - begrudgingly.

dancingpony, yours was a delight to write and I hope you enjoy it! Thanks to you and to nursesparky for her beta

Comments

[nakeisha]

I can quite see why you enjoyed writing this - that shows so well in the story.

It's great fun, some superb dialogue and internal thoughts. Illya at home was particularly good. And as for the fortune cookies . . . So well done and very clever.

[spikesgirl58]

And can you tell that I really, really like fortune cookies? :DD

Thanks so much for reading! It was a joy rather than a task to write it. :DD

[nakeisha]

Yes, I may have got that impression *g* It's lovely to be able to work something you really, really like into a story and you did it so seamlessly.

You know how much I love your writing; your stories are always a joy to read.

[spikesgirl58]

You are so very kind - thank you. I try to write what I want to read and be true to the characters. So many writers are determined to bend the character to suit them, not the other way around. And that's why I like yours stuff.

[nakeisha]

You're very welcome. I'm just being honest.

Oh, yes, I'm with you completely with writing what you want to read; I never did understand people writing things they wouldn't like to read themselves. What's the point? Again, I agree about characters. We are all going to see them slightly differently, because we are all different. But overall, like you I try stay true. Aww, that is very kind of you to say that's why you like to read my stories.

[spikesgirl58]

Right back at you! :DD

Sme people, the way the twist the characters, it makes me wonder what show they were watching. Sigh... With you, there are no surprises. I know it will be well written and true to character.

[nakeisha]

*Smiles*

Yes, I too wonder at times what show people are watching. As I said, we all interpret things differently, but sometimes I am really left struggling to see any resemblance at all. Why thank you, my friend and the reverse is true.

[spikesgirl58]

What sort of annoys me is the feeling that they really want to be writing original fic, but lack the audience, so they trick us into reading by saying it's part of a fandom.

[nakeisha]

I have had that feeling myself.